Mind blown: a blog about paper crafting and cardmaking techniques

  • Quick and Fun Snowy Christmas Cards

    Quick and Fun Snowy Christmas Cards

    Hello friends! It’s been a blizzard of creating in my studio this weekend with fun splattered backgrounds, and stamps and dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts. Every year I start out with the intent to create Christmas cards each month, but by February, I have already dropped the ball. Does that ever happen to you? Well,…

  • Non-Traditional Autumn Colored Mini Slimline T Card

    Non-Traditional Autumn Colored Mini Slimline T Card

    Hello crafty friends! I have a super fun and easy card to share today featuring non-traditional Autumn Colors. I’ve really been trying to do things a little different this year, I think I’m loving this palette! In addition to these fabulous colors, I have added gold accents by foiling my images and sentiments from Joy…

  • Oh My Gourd It’s Fall!

    Oh My Gourd It’s Fall!

    Hello friends! How is your week going? I’ve been pretty busy, but I am looking forward to a fun filled weekend celebrating everything Fall. Do you have any plans? I’d love to hear about them in the comments below! I just couldn’t help, but make another Autumn scene, this time I used Oak Fairy by…

  • Autumn Inspired Distress Oxide Ink Blend and Gold Embossing

    Autumn Inspired Distress Oxide Ink Blend and Gold Embossing

    Hello friends! I have a beautiful gold embossed card featuring Distress Oxide blends and the Autumn Impressions stamp set from Trinity Stamps. I mentioned in an earlier post, that I’m going back to the basics and using mediums that I adore and Distress Oxides were my first love. Even though they are my tried and…

  • Transforming Your Summer Stamps into Fall Inspired Cards

    Transforming Your Summer Stamps into Fall Inspired Cards

    Hello friends! Happy Friday! Boy this has been a long week filled with a lot of ups and downs for me, so I thought I would get some coloring therapy in to ease the stress. I have been so inspired by other bloggers and youtubers that have been transforming their summer themed stamps into Fall…

  • Easy Ink Blended Sky on a Nativity Ornament

    Easy Ink Blended Sky on a Nativity Ornament

    Hello crafty friends, I don’t know if you have noticed but lately I have been going back to the basics for my holiday card making? Doing easy ink blended skies make for fun and easy to reproduce Christmas cards. I love that each one looks custom, but really the same technique is used each time.…


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